All In: Post Baptism ResourceSample

Practice Faith

Throughout these last 10 days, you’ve learned about key elements of moving forward in your faith journey. When you were baptized, it was as if you were putting a flag in the ground and recognizing the starting point from which God wanted to make your life a new creation. Your old life was gone and your new life began. You declared your faith in God and that His plan and purpose for your life was much bigger than anything you could have done on your own. In the Bible, Faith is described this way...

"Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see." Hebrews 11:1

Faith is a deep assurance and a steadfast hope of what is to come. At the beginning of this plan, we started by recognizing everything begins with God. When we see God’s handiwork in our everyday lives, it causes our faith to be strengthened. When we learn to daily walk with God by being in His Word, talking to Him, and living in community with other believers, it strengthens our trust and faith in Him. It’s a journey. Practicing faith is just that...it’s a practice. It doesn’t happen overnight. And our faith can sometimes be strengthened most through hard times.

In His Word, Jesus told us that this world would be a hard one to live in. It would be full of sin and brokenness that would lead to hardships. However, He promised that He would overcome all the hard stuff. His victory would be known and would trump all the trouble. When we learn to operate out of God’s victory it changes the way we walk in faith. We’re able to practice our faith in Him by trusting that He is our protector and provider. We know from scripture that God says He will never leave us or forsake us.

Faith is what drove the Israelites in the Old Testament to take big risks as they followed God. They were ordinary people but they were defined by their faith and not by their struggles. God worked in incredible ways through them to set the foundation for us today. Their steps of practicing their faith can give us confidence to move forward in our own faith!

Reflection

Reflect on one area in your life where you have already seen God deepen your faith. Take a few moments to write out a prayer, thanking God for the way He is working in your life to strengthen your faith. Ask Him to continue to work in your life as you pursue Him on your new journey of faith!